Service difficulty report · Diode · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
March 10, 2010
Submitted
March 11, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N492TM
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK580
Aircraft time
814 hours, 613 cycles
Part
Diode
Part number
13240822
Condition
Burned
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, G, J
Precautionary procedure
H, A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING TRAINING FLT, DURING 1 MANEUVER, NOTICED VARIOUS ANNUNCIATORS FLICKER ON & OFF. NOTICED SMOKE COMING OUT OF GLARE SHIELD. FOLLOWED CHECKLIST & IMMEDIATELY TURNED BATTERY & MASTER GENS TO EMER, SMOKE STOPPED. OPENED MANUAL PRESSURE KNOB & SMOKE EXITED COCKPIT. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY & VECTORED BACK TO AIRPORT. TURNED BATTERY BACK ON TO GET MLG DOWN & FULL FLAPS DOWN & ACCOMPLISHED A NORMAL APPROACH. MX FOUND "EMER WARN LT" & "COPLT WARN" CIRCUIT BREAKERS TRIPPED. FOUND DIODES CR655 & CR656 ON TERMINAL BOARD TB107 MELTED. DIODES REPLACED. NO CAUSE FOR MELTED DIODES DETERMINED, AS A PREVENTATIVE MEASURE 3 ASSOCIATED CIRCUIT BOARDS REPLACED.

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